Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Libya
Libya: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 0.2% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Libya, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.2% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in 2020.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Libya peaked at 0.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2011.
That places Libya 183rd out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 180 Comoros, Union of the 0.3% compare
- 181 Somalia 0.3% compare
- 182 Yemen, Republic of 0.2% compare
- 184 Kuwait 0.2% compare
More social development data for Libya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 552,523 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 17,161 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.323 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.098 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.193 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.508 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Libya?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Libya was 0.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- How does Libya rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Libya ranks 183rd out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%), age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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